The death of George Floyd has re-ignited a ... these are pictures from a Kenny Chesney concert tailgate. Somewhere between 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m), he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for his college team, the University of North Carolina at Asheville Bulldogs, and may have been the tallest player in the history of college basketball. At the age of two, his parents separated. Sorry Kenny - I hope this piece is in the right spirit.Just wondering, how do people get that? He dislocated his right kneecap and missed eight weeks, but he was still able to lead his team to the sectional playoffs.Despite the pain, George played through the 2006-07 season, averaging 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and two blocks in just 10.5 minutes per game. !He played college ball for the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA), and despite some ups and downs, shot a handy 69.6% from the field during the 2007-2008 NCAA Basketball season, for 12.4pts, 7.8 REBs and 3.3 blocks per game.I was taking grad classes at UNCA (via WCU) when George had just started attending. So the Basketball coach made them wear his shoes for suicides or something.
Kenny sounds like a legend - appreciate a little insight.Why only four games? Kenneth George Jr. is an American retired basketball player. He played on the team with him.George struggled with his 370 pound frame, twice dislocating his knees that required major injury breaks.There's also little other presence - Kenny's not on Twitter, LinkedIn or the like.This guy went to my school! ... Chemaly likened the resignations to "trying to put a bandaid on an amputation." Riding New York's subway is nearly impossible because of the low ceiling at the entrance to the car. As an adolescent, a doctor discovered that George had an overactive pituitary gland, which leads to abnormal growth—this condition is not life-threatening, but George needs to get the gland checked by an endocrinologist once a month.After battling sore knees in the preseason, George finally made his debut as a UNC-Asheville Bulldog on November 22, 2006 against Virginia.
One of the cooler stories we posted last year involved the emergence of the ridiculously oversized 7’7, 360 -lb Kenny George at UNC-Asheville.
At the age of two, his parents separated. He was able to block five shots in 15 minutes, but his knees became too swollen and sore for him to play in any of the next five games.Knee injuries don't come as a surprise when you are 7'7" and 370 pounds. At 7 feet 7 inches and 360 pounds, some things come easily on the court for North Carolina-Asheville center Kenny George. And then Kenny, who was running a bit late, stepped into the room, blocked out the light and said "Don't worry Coach Finch, we'll win this for you!"I imagine him being so tall getting blood to his legs is difficult. Crazy huh. Other reports indicate Kenny was talented off the floor, interested in graphic design, animation, cartoons, and comic books - majoring in Mass Communications at UNC Asheville, and would like to be a movie director in the future."This just breaks our heart," said coach Dave VanderMeulen of Chicago Latin, where George played in high school.Do you know Bryan Smithson? Hope he's doing ok.The senior from Chicago, the nation's tallest player, has had at least two surgeries and other procedures after his right foot became infected at a summer camp for big men in Las Vegas.What if they had to amputate your chest?!? It can be inferred that the partial amputation was necessary to prevent further spreading of the infection.Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, life was never easy for Kenny George. Apparently he was a freshman at 19 or so, and then 4 years at college, started NBA in 2009 as a 24 yr old."I've talked to Kenny, and he's dealing with what kind of mountain he's facing and reflecting on what could have been...his parents are trying to keep his spirits up, but they are devastated, as any parents would whose child lost part of a limb."And when you hear what happened to Kenny George, you'll probably feel bad too.I'm the kinda person who feels sorry for people, and the way Kenny George bowed his head in shame post-dunk really had me feeling for the man mountain. All 370 pounds of Kenny George arrived at UNC-Asheville in the fall of 2004, but he was not allowed to play for the basketball team due to academic ineligibility. They never joked again.Unfortunately George had his right foot partly amputated due to being afflicted with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sometime in fall of 2008.Before the game, she gathered them in a room behind the gym, and told them that she was really proud of them, and wanted them to do their best in this upcoming game.
"It's up to the doctors.""Everybody wants Kenny back — his teammates, his parents, so many students who were his friends," said Biedenbach. But such size does bring serious drawbacks. He was redshirted because of the injury.Luckily for the big fella, there are things other than basketball that George finds interesting. He was my childhood idol!His reputation on campus was glowingly positive; people said he had a great personality. Even in high school he was still a behemoth.